I have heard a lot of good things about DBT, but I am having trouble getting myself to do it. Rather than taking a class, I have tried workbooks, online resources, etc. but everything I do makes me feel worse. I completed the workbook but cried the whole time and even thinking about DBT leads to a lot of self-harming urges. I tried to work on it again two days ago and I am still a complete mess.

I don't want to turn anyone off from DBT because it is apparently helpful for a lot of people, but I am finding the wording and general approach to be belittling and invalidating. It seems like most people don't feel that way, but I do and I don't want to feel like I am being talked to like I am three years old.

I have only seen a few posts (on other sites) about people feeling the same way. Is there a certain type of person who would not be likely to benefit from it? I just feel very alone in this. My therapist keeps pressuring me to take a DBT class and I just can't.